Kalmar, part of Cargotec, and the Port of Virginia have released actual fuel efficiency information on the Kalmar hybrid shuttle carriers in operation at Virginia International Gateway (VIG), one of the port's two primary container terminals.

Associated British Ports will be helping to raise funds for Cancer Research UK (CRUK) after it agreed to support Terminal Shift Manager and boxing fanatic Jon Plant, who will be donning his gloves and climbing into the ring as part of a charity bout which is due to take place at the Grimsby Leisure Centre in April.

Peel Ports has been recognised for its commitment to environmental stewardship in the delivery of its Manchester Ship Canal project by the prestigious and historic Carmen Awards.

This week saw the arrival of four new post-Panamax quay cranes at SOHAR Port and Freezone's state-of-the-art container terminal, as it continues its next phase of expansion.SOHAR expands and welcomes four more post-Panamax cranes.

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, will deliver four Kalmar E-One2 rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) to Damietta Container & Cargo Handling Company (DCHC) in Damietta, Egypt. The order has been booked into Cargotec's 2015 fourth quarter order intake with a delivery and start-up date in 2016.

Port of Seattle CEO Ted Fick has promoted Dave Soike, the Aviation Director of Facilities and Capital Programs, to the recently created position of Chief Operating Officer (COO).

The Port of Virginia in February processed 220,726 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), a 24 percent increase when compared with February 2015.

The new rules, adopted by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and incorporated into Chapter VI of the Safety Of Life At Sea (SOLAS) Convention, specify that the shipper (forwarder, logistics operator or owner of the goods) shall be responsible for weighing the full container before shipment. The Port of Barcelona is the first port in Spain to complete and make available such a procedure to its customers and users in line with the new rules, and its Port Community is preparing to adapt to the new requirements.

The arrival of the biggest ship to visit North America catapulted the Port of Long Beach to its highest cargo volume for the month of February and extended cargo growth for an eighth consecutive month. The Port saw strong gains last month by moving 561,412 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units), a 35.9 percent increase over the same month last year.

As a part of its global restructure, Tranas is pleased to announce that Andrew Ward has joined the team as the Vice President of Sales, Asia Pacific. Andrew succeeds Johan Gustavsson, who moves into the newly created role of a Vice President Global Customer Support.